English
kubber
Kubber comes from Hindi ख़बर ‘news’, and goes back to Arabic خَبَر.
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَبَرḵabar‘news’
- Persianc. 900–presentخبر‘news’
- Urdumodernخَبَرxabar‘news’
- Hindic. 1500–presentख़बरxabar‘news’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869kubber
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentخَبَرḵabar‘news’
- Persianc. 900–presentخبر‘news’
- Urdumodernخَبَرxabar‘news’
- Hindic. 1500–presentख़बरxabar‘news’
- Englishearliest quotation 1869kubber
Earliest quotation: 1869, The Broadway: “The kubber is good, Sahib,” replied the veteran, […]”
Every English word from Arabic خَبَر
Today it means
noun News.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic خَبَر / kubber